Patience

Patience in Meditation

A woman approached the great violinist Fritz Kreisler after one of his concerts...

She said, "Mr Kreisler, I would give my life to play as you play!"

He turned and smiled and said, "I DID!"

If we want to be really good at something, we might need to spend our whole life practising ... or ten years practising ... or at least six months!

A hundred years ago, most people understood this. Nowadays, people want instant results!

For whatever we want to do, here's a strategy ... practise every day, but don't expect to see progress every day!

If we are:
* working on our spiritual practise, meditation, Dhamma studies
* learning a language
* getting your body fit
* learning a new sport, beginning a hobby, starting a new career ...

give ourself enough time.

Get a daily plan, stick with it ... AND allow ourself time to improve.

We might see little progress in a month. Give it six months of effort - or a year of effort - THEN assess our improvement.

Most people quit too soon!

IN A NUTSHELL

To be successful, this is what we need - in order of importance:
1. Patience and persistence
2. perhaps a bit of Talent !

Expectation is the POISON of the meditator!